That 125 dating for P.52 is under fire.
http://vridar.org/2013/03/08/new-date-fo...pyrus-p52/
The problem here of course is that even C14 dating would have a wide enough +/- factor as to cover most of the 2d century anyway.
I recall a commentary which pointed out that gJohn stood in opposition to the synoptics on a number of points where jesus looked wimpy. For instance, "john" has him engage in a long philosophical discussion with Pilate whereas jesus stands there like a dope for the most part in the others. I'll keep looking for it. There were other examples.
http://vridar.org/2013/03/08/new-date-fo...pyrus-p52/
Quote:There are no first century New Testament papyri and only very few can be attributed to the second century (P52, P90, P104, probably all the second half of the century) or somewhere between the late second and early third centuries (P30, P64+67+4, 0171, 0212).
The problem here of course is that even C14 dating would have a wide enough +/- factor as to cover most of the 2d century anyway.
I recall a commentary which pointed out that gJohn stood in opposition to the synoptics on a number of points where jesus looked wimpy. For instance, "john" has him engage in a long philosophical discussion with Pilate whereas jesus stands there like a dope for the most part in the others. I'll keep looking for it. There were other examples.
